Poultry feed (rebid) - OCT 1-DEC 31

The South Carolina Department of Corrections issued a solicitation for poultry feed procurement for its Agriculture Division at McDougall Farm in Ridgeville, Dorchester County. The contract covers a three-month period from October 1 through December 31, 2022, with daily deliveries scheduled Monday through Friday on a will-call basis. The procurement includes two lots: Lot A comprises 830 US tons of Custom Phase 2 Feed with specific ingredient formulations (18.469% protein) and 1 US ton of Custom Molt Feed (13.227% protein), while Lot B includes 80 fifty-pound bags of oyster shell. Delivery requirements mandate 3-ton increments with approximately 24 tons per delivery, all FOB Destination to McDougall Farm. The solicitation was originally issued on September 20, 2022, with offers initially due September 23, 2022, but amended to extend the submission deadline to September 26, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., with award notification scheduled for September 27, 2022. No pre-bid conference or site visit was required, and bidders could submit offers for one or both lots. The procurement is issued under Exemption #7 for Livestock Feed and is not protestable, with usage potentially fluctuating within plus or minus 25 percent during the contract period.

The solicitation is open to vendors with active state registration who can meet specific compliance requirements, including drug-free workplace certification, ethics compliance, and debarment status verification. Vendors may claim South Carolina or US end-product preferences if qualifying criteria are met. The contract was ultimately awarded to ISE Newberry dba Newberry Feed, located in Newberry, SC, with a total evaluated and awarded amount of $371,713.15. Pricing was established at $446.13 per US ton for custom phase 2 feed, $386.85 per US ton for custom molt feed, and $12.98 per bag for oyster shell. Payment will be processed through electronic funds transfer following submission of proper invoices. Vendors were required to provide fixed pricing for the entire contract duration and could not enforce minimum order amounts. The procurement explicitly stated that no alternates or modifications to the specified feed formulas would be accepted, ensuring precise nutritional specifications for the department's agricultural operations.